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Richard Stallman's Political Notes

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Hedge fund raiders

mardi 9 mars 2021 à 01:00

Hedge fund raiders squeeze big corporations so that they have to buy back shares rather then invest in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

It does not follow inevitably that they would have invested more in reducing greenhouse gas emissions if not for the hedge fund raiders. And some of the companies they raid are scum because of what they do to the freedom of users. Apple, for instance, restricts users so that they can't install a free program from source code.

New Covid-19 variant

mardi 9 mars 2021 à 01:00

(satire) *Researchers Warn Of New Giant Covid-19 Variant Large Enough To Swallow Grown Man Whole.*

Weaknesses in the Justice in Policing Act

mardi 9 mars 2021 à 01:00

The House did not fix the weaknesses in the Justice in Policing Act, described here, so activists ask the Senate to make up for that.

Global heating threatens national security

mardi 9 mars 2021 à 01:00

Global heating threatens national security for just about every nation. But the only defense for a nation is to defend the Earth's climate.

Focusing on adapting to how military threats might change could enable the US to win a hypothetical war, but only until global heating effects cause it to collapse.

Tennessee anti-protest bill

mardi 9 mars 2021 à 01:00

Tennessee Republicans propose to make it a felony to block any passage in a protest, and legalize injuring or killing a protester through vehicular collision.